Age of Rebirth

The night was dark, and the boundless night shrouded the surface of the Bohai Sea. The Lushunkou Military Port, located at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, suddenly became noisy. The hurried footsteps of a piece of paper, and the shouting and cursing of the officers, stirred up the General Port like a boiling pot. Thirty minutes later, like a coffin, dozens of warships of the Manchukuo Bohai Sea Cruise Fleet huddled in the military port began to catch fire and pull anchors, one after another, sailing towards the dense Bohai Sea, to die without hesitation.

Speaking of which, the nominal Manchukuo Bohai Cruise Fleet was able to survive the large-scale bombing by the Air Force of the Independent Division during the day. It must be said that there was an element of luck in it. When it poured onto the Japanese military airport on the Liaodong Peninsula, dozens of old-fashioned warships from the Bohai Cruise Fleet were dangling on the waters of Liaodong Bay, escorting a large number of military supplies to Yingkou Port.

As Admiral Nanjiro said, the Manchukuo Bohai Cruise Fleet is too unknown, it is simply unknown, and it is in a forgotten corner. Probably among the targets hit by Liu Cuigang's Northern Flying Group, there is no such Manchukuo Bohai Cruise. Fleet, otherwise, there will be a lot of scrap iron on the bottom of the Bohai Sea.

Soon, the Lushunkou military port became quiet again, empty and crowded, a car was parked on the empty pier, and two generals of the Kwantung Army stood side by side on the pier, watching dozens of warships, making messy noises. The noise went away until it completely disappeared into the boundless darkness.

"Haneda-kun, let's go back too! Go to the headquarters and report your plan to His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief and listen to His Excellency the General's opinion. Maybe you will have unexpected gains. With the General's wisdom, you will find the problem. The key point!" said one of the officers with the rank of Lieutenant General of the Kwantung Army.

If approached.It can be seen that the two generals of the Kwantung Army, one is Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army General Command, and the other is Major General Haneda, the commander of the Kwantung Army Air Force. The joint meeting, both members of the imperial family, has the righteousness of incense, and the two of them have the obligation and morality to see off these colleagues who are destined not to see the sun tomorrow.

Major General Haneda, commander of the Kwantung Army Air Force.Nodding heavily, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, his nails almost piercing into the flesh, and he felt more and more heaviness in his heart, if he said it.The Kwantung Army Air Force won a great victory in tomorrow's sky.It was built at the price of thousands of emperors and soldiers.Major General Haneda couldn't accept it in his heart, but other than that, there was no better strategy than this one, and he had to adopt it.

What's more, this is General Nanjiro's decision.Exhaling heavily, Major General Haneda felt that he had nothing to say, so he nodded, and the two of them got into the car.Under the protection of the guards, they quickly left Lushunkou Military Port and headed for the military airport.

On the Korean Peninsula, in Seoul, where the headquarters of the North Korean Garrison is located, General Tanaka Shin, the commander, put down the telegram from the Far East Campaign Headquarters, stroked his bearded chin, and thought about it. This is a good sign. The empire will do its best to support itself. The five first-class divisions have 10,000+ people. Once they are put into the battlefield on the Korean peninsula, they will be the capital of their fierce battle with the independent division landing troops.

However, it is still a long-term prospect that the distant water will not satisfy the near-thirst. In one month, who knows what the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula will look like in one month?Perhaps, the garrison troops have been eaten up by the independent division troops, but after all, it is hoped that General Tanaka is most satisfied with the air power of five fighter wings and three bomber wings. most lacking.

Based on this alone, General Tanaka's dislike for Prince Zairen has been greatly reduced. Of course, the devolution of command power is also one of the reasons why General Tanaka's mood improved. He and the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro Almost, no longer dealing with His Royal Highness, who was a mixture of politician and soldier, he undoubtedly felt a lot more relaxed. At the same time, he was well aware of Prince Zairen's move to delegate power at a critical moment, so he couldn't help but secretly slander him.

But he is not as angry as General Nanjiro, but has a relaxed feeling of being untied. Therefore, General Tanaka's mood is complicated, but he wishes not to deal with Prince Zain. Dealing with His Royal Highness is not usually tiring, especially since he is still a member of His Excellency Minei Koichi's lineage.

Putting down his hands, General Tanaka said to the chief of staff, Major General Kamiya: "Mr. Kamiya, immediately give an order to Major General Matsushita, the commander of the air force under the command of our garrison army. The Imperial Army's Kyushu Island Air Force, your department will start at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning. Send out reconnaissance plane troops to conduct uninterrupted reconnaissance on the surface of the Yellow Sea, and at the same time, all combat aircraft in your department are ready to take off at any time and wait for the command of the headquarters!"

Chief of Staff Kamiya finished recording the order, handed it over to a staff officer, and sent it out quickly, and then suggested, "Commander, in your name, should I send a thank you telegram to Prince Zairen? The military's support is unprecedented!"

However, General Tanaka scoffed at the suggestion of his chief of staff, and simply replied: "No need, the empire should attach importance to the status of the Korean Peninsula. This is not only the opinion of Prince Zain, but also the intention of the headquarters. Besides, Prince Zain also Owe me!"

Chief of Staff Kamiya was speechless. He knew what his boss meant. Indeed, Prince Jae-in owed North Korea the garrison troops, and cut off more than one-third of the elite troops. As a result, the current Korean peninsula is almost It's an empty city plan, so the commander's words are not unreasonable.

On the same night, at the Qingdao Navy and Air Force Base of the Independent Division, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, Commander of the Navy Fleet, Major General Han Tie, Commander of the Marine Corps, and Major General Ma Chaoyang, Commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, walked in the night wind. On the pier, the last military meeting of the sea-crossing troops ended a few hours ago. However, Tang Qiuquan, the commander-in-chief of the sea-crossing campaign, left Han Tie and Ma Chaoyang behind.

Looking at the warships with flashing lights on the sea from time to time, Tang Qiuli said to Han Tie: "Han Tie, the landing operation plan of your Marine Corps has been completely determined. Therefore, I am not too worried about the landing on the Liaodong Peninsula, Han Tie, what do you think about this landing? Or do you have any additional opinions?"

Major General Han Tie, the commander of the Marine Corps, may have been training in Hainan Island for a long time. His face was tanned by the southern sun, and under the light of the pier, he had a healthy luster. Hearing Qiu Quan's question, he grinned, Showing a mouthful of white teeth, he said: "Commander, as you said, there is basically no suspense in the landing battle on the Liaodong Peninsula. The Kwantung Army is firmly nailed to the northeast border by the division commander. The aviation firepower is properly coordinated, and there is basically no suspense!"

"According to my judgment and the characteristics of the landing operations, the Kwantung Army troops defending the Liaodong Peninsula must be insufficient in strength. Then, the focus of the defense of the little devil must be at the place where we landed - Lushunkou. Therefore, the place where we landed may be There was a fierce battle, after breaking through the beachhead blockade of the Japanese army, the next step was to advance straight in. The defense of the little devil is like an egg shell, with a large number of hard shells on the outside, and the rest is egg white and egg yolk. Eat whatever you want?"

Han Tie's words made Tang Qiuquan and Ma Chaoyang laugh out loud, "Han Tie, your army has more than [-] troops, so you don't want to open up another mainland location?" Tang Qiuquan asked intentionally.

Han Tie shook his head and said, "The topography of the Liaodong Peninsula is different from that of the Korean Peninsula. There is a mountain range of thousands of mountains in the middle, which limits the lateral maneuvering of the troops. Besides, apart from Lushunkou, the most suitable places for landing are Yingkou and Andong. Yes, but they are all located at the root of the Liaodong Peninsula, and the voyage of the sea-crossing troops is too far, so it is really not worth it, so, my troops, let’s just do a flat push!"

"Relying on the troops' superior firepower, absolute air supremacy, and the fact that the little devil's defensive force is only two and a half divisions, and it is still a force that has been severely injured by the old Maozi, the Marine Corps has no difficulty in fighting from south to north. , Commander, you don’t know. The troops have been training at the base in Hainan Island, and they rarely have the chance to make a move. This time, they are gearing up from top to bottom. If they want to make a good bayonet, then give them this chance! Hahaha! "

Han Tie laughed boldly, full of confidence that he would win. Indeed, the strength of his troops is several times that of the Kwantung Army, plus several times more firepower and air supremacy. It is not easy to fight the Liaodong Peninsula. Do you want to say regret about the matter, it is that the little devil's troops are too small, and the fight is not enjoyable!

Tang Qiuquan's eyes turned to Major General Ma Chaoyang, the commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, "Chaoyang, at the meeting just now, you seem to have something to say, why, do you have any disagreement with the formulated plan for crossing the sea?"

When Han Tie talked with Qiu Quan, Ma Chaoyang remained silent. The situation he faced was quite different from that of Han Tie’s troops. The geographical conditions of the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula were also very different. Landing, one-line flat push, but our own troops can't do it. First of all, the geographical depth of the Korean Peninsula is more than three times that of the Liaodong Peninsula. The one-line flat push is an opportunity for the Japanese army to adjust their deployment.

In addition, the topography of the Korean peninsula is more complex, with mountains and forests accounting for most of it. Any mountain range will become a key point for the Japanese army to defend. It's also a waste of time and casualties.

And what Ma Chaoyang is most worried about is the southernmost tip of the Korean peninsula, and possible changes, because it is too close to the Japanese mainland!

(to be continued) (to be continued..)